More than half of Sverdrup Township’s working residents commute to Sioux Falls
Only 4% work in Sverdrup Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (53%, 12 miles). Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average, where South Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26. 457 jobs are based in Sverdrup Township, and 473 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Sverdrup Township
More than half of Sverdrup Township works in Sioux Falls
251 working residents, 53%, have their main job in Sioux Falls, 12 miles away. That’s 13 times as many as work in Sverdrup Township itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Sverdrup Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Sverdrup Township fell from 710 in 2013 to 457 in 2023, −36%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Sverdrup Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
86% of the jobs based in Sverdrup Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 67% of the jobs Sverdrup Township residents hold. 96% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Sverdrup Township. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 473 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Sverdrup Township’s residents
Where Sverdrup Township clocks in
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
86% of the jobs in Sverdrup Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sverdrup Township, 2013 → 2023: 710 → 457. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sverdrup Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Sverdrup Township by day and by night
On a workday 454 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 438 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.97 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Sverdrup Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sverdrup Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 366 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across South Dakota: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Sverdrup Township’s workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Sverdrup Township
The biggest share goes to Baltic (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sverdrup Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sverdrup Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $118,438 |
| Baltic | 2% | A− | B− | 22 min | $107,768 |
| Lyons Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Dell Rapids Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Mapleton Township | under 2% | A | C | 23 min | $110,972 |
| Edison Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lyons Township, Dell Rapids Township and Edison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sverdrup Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Sverdrup Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sverdrup Township?
$118,438 (±$37,485) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sverdrup Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sverdrup Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sverdrup Township work?
4% work in town.
Can you get around Sverdrup Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sverdrup Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sverdrup Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.